EXHIBIT 12.1



DUQUESNE LIGHT HOLDINGS AND SUBSIDIARIES



Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred and Preference Stock Dividend Requirements



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|                                                                                            |  | (Millions of Dollars)  
|                                                                                            |  | Year Ended December 31,
|                                                                                            |  | 2003                    |       | 2002 |   |       | 2001 |  |   | 2000  |      | 1999
|Fixed Charges:                                                                              |  |                         |       |      |   |       |      |  |   |       |      |      |   |       |  |   |      
|Interest on long-term debt                                                                  |  | $                       | 53.1  |      | $ | 55.3  |      |  | $ | 62.3  |      |      | $ | 73.6  |  | $ | 79.4 
|Other interest                                                                              |  |                         | 12.3  |      |   | 13.3  |      |  |   | 25.6  |      |      |   | 35.0  |  |   | 26.9 
|Portion of lease payments representing an interest factor                                   |  |                         | 4.9   |      |   | 3.2   |      |  |   | 3.1   |      |      |   | 6.8   |  |   | 43.0 
|Dividend requirement (a)                                                                    |  |                         | 9.5   |      |   | 15.8  |      |  |   | 16.0  |      |      |   | 14.1  |  |   | 14.7 
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|Total Fixed Charges                                                                         |  | $                       | 79.8  |      | $ | 87.6  |      |  | $ | 107.0 |      |      | $ | 129.5 |  | $ | 164.0
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|Earnings:                                                                                   |  |                         |       |      |   |       |      |  |   |       |      |      |   |       |  |   |      
|Income (loss) from continuing operations                                                    |  | $                       | 93.2  |      | $ | 26.7  |      |  | $ | (44.5 | )    |      | $ | 145.3 |  | $ | 189.3
|Income taxes                                                                                |  |                         | 17.7  |      |   | (11.6 | )    |  |   | (77.4 | )    |      |   | 25.0  |  |   | 70.5 
|Fixed charges as above                                                                      |  |                         | 79.8  |      |   | 87.6  |      |  |   | 107.0 |      |      |   | 129.5 |  |   | 164.0
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|Total Earnings                                                                              |  | $                       | 190.7 |      | $ | 102.7 |      |  | $ | (14.9 | )    |      | $ | 299.8 |  | $ | 423.8
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|Ratio Of Earnings To Fixed Charges and Preferred and Preference Stock Dividend Requirements |  |                         | 2.39  |      |   | 1.17  |      |  |   | (0.14 | )(b) |      |   | 2.32  |  |   | 2.58 
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|(a) | Includes annual dividend requirements of $12.6 million for the Monthly Income Preferred Securities (MIPS) per year for 2002 and prior. For 2003, only $6.3 million is included for
the period January 1  June 30. Effective July 1, 2003, MIPS dividends are included with interest on long-term debt due to the adoption of SFAS No. 150.
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|(b) | In order to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred and preference stock dividend requirements of one to one, Total Earnings would need to increase by
approximately $122 million.
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